Another maternity unit is forced to close overnight
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Updates on Friday 17 February 2017
Nick Southall
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
New permanent marker posts have been installed in Telford town park, to mark out the route of a 5km run.
They've been installed by the Parkrun, external organisation, which is celebrating four years of running there this Saturday.
Markers have been sunk around Telford Town Park to mark a 5km running route
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Unemployment in the West Midlands rose by 17,000 to 168,000 in the three months , externalto December, official figures show.
They show the region saw the largest jobless increase compared to the rest of the country - four other areas also saw rises.
Image source, DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty ImagesIt means the current unemployment rate in the West Midlands is 5.9%, the Office for National Statistics said.
That compares to UK unemployment falling in the same period by 7,000 to 1.6 million.
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
There was disappointment for Shrewsbury Town last night, after they were beaten 2-1 away to Peterborough.
Stephen Humphrys got a penalty in the first half, but was then sent off early in the second.
Manager Paul Hurst says he's sure the 19-year-old will be frustrated with himself.
Quote MessageYou know there's an element of naivety to it, in terms of putting himself in that position. I think the referee wasn't going to book him, then decided he was, then he's realised he was on a yellow. He wasn't sure what he was going to do and then decided to go down that route. Stephen will have to learn from it, he's had his start but now he's unavailable to us at the weekend."
Paul Hurst, Shrewsbury Town manager
Joanne Gallacher
Political reporter, BBC Shropshire
A computer system that matches those who need care with companies who provide it, has reduced the number of people being admitted to hospital and is apparently getting them home quicker.
Shropshire Council's online database allows care companies to bid for the work, paid for by the local authority.
Since its introduction, three times as many people were discharged from hospital last month - compared with the same time last year.
Shropshire Council's Andy Begley says the system frees up hospital beds.
Quote MessageIt supports hospital discharge massively. What it means is that all those requests for support come through one gateway, one pathway and so we can get an understanding of capacity, we can actually prompt providers, we can encourage providers to see if they can develop more capacity or the right sort of care packages that we need."
Andy Begley, Shropshire Council
A daughter helped herself to thousands of pounds from her mother’s bank account, external while the pensioner was in hospital, a court heard.
Image source, Shropshire Star
Stuart Dunn
BBC Shropshire commentator
Marcus Willis is safely through to the second round of the Aegon GB Pro- Series in Shrewsbury.
The Warwick-based player faces the American John Lamble later.
There was first round disappointment for fellow Brit, Lloyd Glasspool, edged out by German Tobias Simon, a player ranked nearly 200 places lower.
Alex Seftel
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
The prosecution will continue to outline its case today - following the stabbing of a teenager in Shrewsbury last year.
Michael Warham, 16, who's from Liverpool, was found with stab wounds on the Meole Brace estate back in August.
Declan Graves, who's 19 and from Speke on Merseyside, denies the offence.
The trial at Stafford Crown Court is expected to last three weeks.
Tracey Higgins
BBC Local Live
Record levels of hate crime were recorded in the aftermath of last year's EU referendum, with the West Mercia force reporting one of the biggest rises.
New figures compiled by the Press Association show that in the West Mercia area the number of hate crimes rose by 64%, the fourth largest increase in England and Wales.
Image source, Ewa BanaszakDavid Isaac, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, warned that many people are currently feeling anxious.
Quote MessageIt must be sensible to prepare for any possible spikes during the Brexit process. The triggering of Article 50 is the next major milestone and we must do all we can to discourage hate attacks and to support people who feel at risk."
David Isaac, Chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Nicola Beckford
Journalist, BBC Midlands Today
Staff from Severn Trent will be going into primary schools to talk to children about the problems sewer blockages cause across the region.
The water provider say it is costing them around £20m a year to unblock all of the sewers affected.
The main causes are people flushing wet wipes and similar products down the toilet, or a build-up of fat and oil poured down kitchen sinks.
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
Thick cloud will shroud the hills this morning, but it'll be a mostly dry start to the day.
Outbreaks of showery rain will quickly push eastwards through the morning, with drier and brighter conditions developing later this afternoon - highs of 11C (52F).
Latest weather forecast for the West Midlands
BBC Travel
There's heavy traffic on the A458 southbound, after an accident has partially blocked the road at the B4368 Ludlow road, near Morville.
Tracey Higgins
BBC Local Live
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Dominic Ball scores a second-half winner as Peterborough fight back to record a 2-1 victory over 10-man Shrewsbury.
Read MoreA couple from Powys who have fostered 35 children over the past 34 years receive an award for their work.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
BBC Sport
Marcus Willis might be safely into the second round, but the top British seed has been knocked out in the first round of the GB Pro-Series tennis tournament in Shrewsbury.
Lloyd Glasspool, who's ranked 364th in the world, was seeded third for this week's event, but lost to a German player who's ranked more than 150 places below him.
Image source, Richard DawsonAlex Hamilton
BBC Weather
It's going to be cloudy overnight, with some rain forecast for parts of the West Midlands tomorrow.
Alex Hamilton has your forecast
The National Festival of LGBT History is being marked in Shrewsbury this weekend, with a launch event at the Guildhall on Friday.
Speakers include Caroline Paige, the first serving officer to transition while working for the British military, and activists Peter Scott Presland and Andrew Lumsden.
In January last year Josie and Eve Waters from Shrewsbury lost their grandmother and sent up a balloon in her memory.
Last Thursday they got a lovely surprise when a woman in Yorkshire found the balloon and decided to write back to them.
Two young girls who sent up a balloon to remember their grandmother have had a surprise
The quality of tap water in a town has come under fire from residents, external who have described it as “disgusting”.
